%0 Journal Article
%T Endovascular management of a thoracic aortic disruption following failure of deployment of a parachute
%J Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
%D 2007
%A Kpodonu, Jacques
%A Wheatley, Grayson H. 3rd
%A Ramaiah, Venkatesh G.
%A Diethrich, Edward B.
%V 6
%N 6
%P 823-824
%X Traumatic thoracic aortic disruption is a life-threatening lesion associated with a high surgical mortality. Endovascular stent graft repair is a minimal invasive approach that does not require a thoracotomy, aortic cross clamping and cardiopulmonary bypass. We report the use of an endoluminal graft to treat a 58-year-old male, who sustained multiple injuries including thoracic aortic disruption in a sky-diving accident due to failure of deployment of his parachute.<p /><p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
%@ 1569-9293
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1510/icvts.2007.159145